“Word has stopped working” when you open Word

Problem When you open Microsoft Word, an error appears saying Word stopped working and needs to close. Additional details may state “Problem Event Name: APPCRASH”. Cause There are some printer drivers that seem to cause the problem, most commonly manufactured by HP. It may also be due to a corrupt Word setting or install. Solution… Continue reading “Word has stopped working” when you open Word

Enable Developer Tools in Safari

To enable web development tools in Safari such as the “Inspect Element” feature seen in other browsers: Open Safari. Go to the Preferences window: PC Users: Press the Alt key to show the top menu. Click Edit then Preferences. Mac Users: On the top menu, click Safari then Preferences. Click the Advanced button at the… Continue reading Enable Developer Tools in Safari

Margins won’t change in Word

Problem When using Microsoft Word, you are unable to move or adjust some of the margins. Changing them in the Page Setup options or sliding them to a new position doesn’t seem to work. Solution Reset Word Settings.

Find out your Dragon NaturallySpeaking serial number

To find out the serial number of your version of Dragon Naturally Speaking once it’s installed: Option 1 Open the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. Click “Help” on the Dragon menu bar and click “About NaturallySpeaking…” The window that opens will contain details of Dragon NaturallySpeaking including your serial number.                   Option… Continue reading Find out your Dragon NaturallySpeaking serial number

Unexpected site shown when using Google

Problem In any browser, when you go to or search with Google you get a page you weren’t expecting. It may look suspicious, have popups or show server errors such as “500 Internal Server Error” while working fine on other computers. Cause This can be caused by malware modifying your hosts file. Solution Download and run… Continue reading Unexpected site shown when using Google